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Burtney comes full circle with Globe Theatre's Beauty and the Beast

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Ashley Martin • Regina Leader-Post

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May 18, 2019 • 2 minute read

Cast members of Beauty and the Beast Josh Doig, centre left, and Alex Kelly, right, rehearse a scene for the upcoming production at the Globe Theatre. Pictured at centre right is director Stephanie Graham.BRANDON HARDER/ Regina Leader-Post

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“She was one of the sisters. (In that) version, Belle had sisters. And I remember seeing her in her beautiful dress,” said Burtney. Now, “I get to come back and do the Disney version of the show, which is so much better.”

Burtney plays Belle in the upcoming Globe Theatre run of Beauty and the Beast: The Broadway Musical.

“I’ve been wanting to work at Globe for so many years and to finally get to come back and to be playing this part is amazing,” said Burtney, who now lives and works as an actor in Toronto. “I grew up watching the Globe, just like everybody from Regina.

“That’s the professional theatre that I know and it helped me fall in love with theatre, so it is such an honour to be able to come back and actually be on the stage and hopefully pass that on to my niece or onto some other little person watching.”

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Unlike the 1993-94 season production of Beauty and the Beast that left a young Burtney inspired — an adaptation written by Gail Bowen and directed by Susan Ferley — the upcoming show is true to the Disney movie.

David Michael Moote and Jacqueline Burtney pose for a photo in their Beauty and the Beast costumes. They are the lead actors in the Globe Theatre production, which runs May 22-June 30, 2019. Photo by Chris Graham Photo. Photo manipulation by Hayley Peters.Chris Graham/Supplied

“I think people will hear all their favourite songs that they know and love from the movie,” said David Michael Moote, who plays the role of the Beast. (At home in Toronto, he also sings in a classical/metal band, Operus.)

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“And then they’ll also be pleasantly surprised, and maybe walk out of here with some new favourite show tunes. There’s some gorgeous songs that they added to the musical to make it a full-length Broadway production and they’re just some beautiful melodies.”

“It is the Disney musical,” added Burtney. “The songs will take you back to your childhood.”

Of course, the Globe’s set is much smaller than a movie’s, but Moote said set designer Joe Pagnan has made a “stunning” space.

“I don’t want to give anything away, but when the library opens up, or right from the beginning, the first number, it’s just going to transform in ways that I’m not sure people have seen before here,” said Moote.

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“We were talking a lot about that often Beast can get really sort of muddled up in all the costuming,” said Moote. “I think that was really important for them to be able to really see my facial features and see reactions and stuff like that.”

The costumes, by Alexandra Lord, are equally impressive, said Moote: “There are some real subtleties … Even just my cloak has colours from every little character in the castle.”

Both Burtney and Moote are making their Globe Theatre debuts in Beauty and the Beast, which runs May 22-June 30, 2019, and includes a cast of 14 performers.

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